There are about 22 students, when they all show up, and we're all in the same boat, meaning we're trying to learn as much as we can as fast as we can. Which probably stimulates the teacher to talk more, and faster, and throw in extra words that we can't possibly memorize fast enough. If we'd all play dumb, she'd have to slow down. Or maybe not, since we have to finish the book one way or another. Today the teacher passed out a bunch of different pictures and we were supposed to discuss (in Hebrew, of course) with each other what we thought the people in the pictures were saying or thinking. Such as: a silhouette of two people arguing angrily, or another of two people with their backs to each other like they were refusing to speak to each other. Or one of three people talking together while a fourth is off to the side with her arms folded frowning at them. Or one of a man getting off a plane with several bags and trying to manage several small children. Or a woman looking upward with her hands on her hat. Or a woman with a mischievous look about to pour water on the face of a man who is snoring. Or a baby with a surprised look on his face. Or a woman underneath a desk with computers and wires all around. She looked like she could have been thinking, "This is a really big problem," or "What a hopeless mess!" or, "Do I dare plug this into this?" Or, "I think I need someone to help."
Somewhere along the line I picked up the Russian word for blanket and the French word for beach. This has the tendency to become addicting.
I think stone walls look nice with flowers in front of them. Or flowers look nice with a stone wall behind them.
I am not a city person at heart, but I must say that I can't imagine a better city than Jerusalem to live in.
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